64 These searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and disqualified from the priesthood. 65 And (A)the [a]governor said to them that they were not to eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with (B)Urim and Thummim.

Total of People and Gifts

66 The whole assembly together totaled 42,360,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:65 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title

64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(A)

66 The whole company numbered 42,360,

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